Smita Vanniyar

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Smita V works at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and technology. Their current curiosities are around the intersections of queerness-caste-race, facial recognition, surveillance and AI, feminist infrastructures, and knowledge bridges. A Project Coordinator, Women's Rights Programme (WRP) at the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), she is based in New Delhi, India. He holds a Masters degree in Media and Cultural Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. They can generally be found wandering the cyberspace, or hunting for good coffee.


Articles by Smita Vanniyar


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September 4, 2023
G20 country positions explained—Bollywood style
With G20 around the corner, you must be wondering what each country is doing. Worry not, we got you.
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December 5, 2018
The internet is not neutral
The number of people from marginalised populations going online is increasing. But at the same time, existing power structures have also moved into the digital space, along with the inequalities and violence that result from them.
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